Countable & uncountable nouns: much, many & a lot of

Countable nouns – have a plural (i.e. chair, car)
Uncountable nouns – don’t have a plural (fun, water)

We use much in questions & negative sentences with uncountable nouns.
We use many in all types of sentences for countable nouns.
We use a lot of in positive sentences with both noun kinds.

I have a lot of bottles.
He has many bottles.
We have a lot of water.

We use much to ask questions about uncountable nouns
e.g. How much water do you have in your car?
German: Wie viel?

We use many to ask questions about countable nouns.
e.g. How many bottles of water do you have in your car?
German: Wie viele?

We use much to form a negative sentence about things we cannot count,
e.g. I don’t have much water in my car.

We use many to form a negative sentence about things we can count,
e.g. I don’t have many bottles of water in my